(CNN) -- Team Columbia sprinter Mark Cavendish once again demonstrated he is the fastest man in the peloton by sprinting to victory in the final stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico stage race in Italy on Tuesday.

Cavendish once again proved he is the fastest man in the peloton by taking the final Adriatico stage.

Cavendish, who on Monday was surprisingly named in the Great Britain squad for next week's world track cycling championships in Poland, beat Tyler Farrar of Garmin and experienced Australian Baden Cooke in the final 200 meters of the 169-kilometer stage which began and finished in San Benedetto del Tronto.

Italian Michele Scarponi, who took over the race lead in Monday's final mountainous stage, held on to claim overall victory by just 25 seconds from compatriot Stefano Garzelli.

"The other day I was beaten on the line, so I had a point to prove today," Cavendish told Italian television. "I wanted to prove I'm fastest. The team rode perfectly. They kept the break small and then I had the perfect lead out."

The 23-year-old won four Tour de France stages in 2008 and had said he was ready to abandon track racing to focus on the road after missing out on a medal at the Beijing Olympics.